OXFORD – Joe Nelson was not where he wanted to be – down a point with with less than a minute left in the third period.

Seeking a third straight Clyde Cole Tournament title, the Oxford native came through in the clutch.

Before a vocal partisan crowd, Nelson secured a takedown of Carthage’s Andrew McFarland with 30 seconds left. McFarland worked for the switch and then the escape to no avail as Nelson held on for the 113-pound title, 6-5, Saturday night.

Nelson led the host Blackhawks to a third-place team finish, the best among five Chenango County teams entered in the 50th annual tourney.

Norwich led all local teams with three champions, Dalen Geislinger, Tristan Rifanburg, and Frank Garcia. B-G/Afton’s Jesse Griswold and Mark Viviano won their first Clyde Cole championships, while Sherburne-Earlville sophomore, Garrett DuVall, had his club’s lone title win.